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Spring 2004 DIS320: Management Information Systems

Section 002, TR 12:30-1:45 PM in BE201

Instructor: Dr. Al Lederer Email: lederer@uky.edu

Office: 425C Gatton B&E Office phone: 257-2536

Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday, 11-12 and Tuesday 2-3; also by appointment

Class Web Site: http://www.uky.edu/~lederer/dis320.htm

Computer-based information systems continue to play an increasing role in the success of modern businesses and other organizations, as well as in the work lives of their employees. This course is an introduction to such systems. Its objective is to help undergraduate business majors and minors understand how information technology contributes to organizations. It thus encompasses both technological and managerial issues.

Its textbook is Introduction to Information Technology, Turban, Rainer, Potter, 2003. Please read each chapter prior to the date on which it is covered.

Schedule
Day	Date	Topic	Other
Thursday	15-Jan	Overview
Tuesday	20-Jan	Ch 1: IT Roles in Business
Thursday	22-Jan	Ch 2: IT Support
Tuesday	27-Jan	Ch 3: Hardware
Thursday	29-Jan	Ch 3: Hardware
Tuesday	3-Feb	Ch 4: Software
Thursday	5-Feb	Ch 4: Software
Tuesday	10-Feb	Ch 5: Database
Thursday	12-Feb	Test 1: Ch 1-4
Tuesday	17-Feb	Ch 5:Database
Thursday	19-Feb	Ch 6: Telecomm
Tuesday	24-Feb	Ch 6: Telecomm
Thursday	26-Feb	Ch 7: Internet
Tuesday	2-Mar	Ch 7: Internet
Thursday	4-Mar	Ch 8: Functional Systems	Presentation topic due
Tuesday	9-Mar	Ch 9: E-Commerce
Thursday	11-Mar	Test 2: Chapters 5-9
Tuesday	16-Mar	Spring Break
Thursday	18-Mar	Spring Break
Tuesday	23-Mar	Ch 10: Supply Chain
Thursday	25-Mar	Ch 11: Decision Support
Tuesday	30-Mar	Ch 12: Intelligent Systems
Thursday	1-Apr	Ch 13: Strategic IS
Tuesday	6-Apr	Ch 14: IS Development
Thursday	8-Apr	Ch 15: Ethics
Tuesday	13-Apr	Open
Thursday	15-Apr	Test 3: Ch 1-15
Tuesday	20-Apr	Presentations	Summary & slideshow due
Thursday	22-Apr	Presentations
Tuesday	27-Apr	Presentations
Thursday	29-Apr	Presentations
Thursday	6-May	Presentations	1:00 –3:00 PM

Grading Weights

Final grades: A=85%-100%, B=75%-85%, C=65%-75%, D=55%-65%, and F=below 55%.

Quizzes

Unannounced, short quizzes will be given intermittently throughout the semester to encourage student preparedness, attendance, attention, and participation. Each will be graded on a scale of 0 to 10 with a guaranteed minimum of 5 for merely being present. If 5 or fewer quizzes are given, the score of the lowest will be dropped. If 6 to 10 are given, the scores of the lowest two will be dropped. If 11 to 15 are given, the scores of the lowest three will be dropped. No make-ups will be given for the quizzes.

You are required to bring and use 3x5 index cards when taking these quizzes. At the top of the card, print your last name, first name, quiz number, date, and social security number. The cards will not be returned to you, but the answers will be reviewed in the next class.

Homework

A few homework tasks will be assigned during the term. Late homework receives partial credit.

Tests

Tests will be given on the dates in the schedule. The chapters covered on each are subject to change. Make-ups will be not be given for the first and second tests.

Presentation

The purpose of the presentation is to augment your understanding of information systems with an in-depth experience in an area of your own interest. Either form a group with one or two others in your class (groups are preferred), or work alone. Choose an information systems topic related strictly to information systems or to both information systems and another area of your interest such as a particular industry, your major, or your career plans. You may base your presentation on published articles or on interviews. You may present a description of the use of information systems by a particular organization and you may also construct a Web site or small information system as the basis of your presentation.

By the beginning of class on the "Presentation topic due" date in the schedule, e‑mail a single paragraph explaining your topic to the instructor with the names of each member of the group. Copy the entire group on this email and any future email to the instructor about your presentation. You might be asked to change your topic so begin work on the presentation only after you have received approval by e‑mail.

On the first day of "Presentations" in the syllabus, turn in a one page, double‑spaced summarization of your presentation and a printed version of a PowerPoint slideshow that will accompany your presentation. Use Slides (1 per page) format or Handouts (3 or 6 per page) format if you show graphics (so that your graphics are easily legible) or Outline View format if you do not use graphics. Do not change the presentation after you turn in this printed version. A late topic proposal, summary, or slideshow results in partial credit for the presentation grade.

On your assigned date, give a PowerPoint slide presentation. Just before you

begin, give each student a printed copy of your slide show. The time limit will be announced later in the term and will depend on the number of presenters in the class and the number in each group. (The limit will probably be 8 minutes for a single presenter, 16 for a group of 2, and 24 for a group of 3.) Do not exceed the time limit.

Make your presentation as informative, understandable, and interesting as possible. Make it a learning experience both for yourself and the class.

Attend each session during which other students give presentations. Attendance will be taken. If you must miss one or more sessions for any reason, you must write a paper to avoid receiving zero credit for your own presentation. The requirements for the paper will be made available later in the semester.